Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 13.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.2%
in 2018
All-time low
7.1%
in 1997
Years of data
26
1997–2022
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 13.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2022.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 14.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1997.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.1% | — |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.3% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.7% | 13.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 161 Barbados 0.4% compare
- 162 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 162 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 162 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 162 Malawi 0.0%
- 162 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 13.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release